XB (Cask)
(Batch of XB)
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.95
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A distinctive, well balanced bitter with a refreshingly dry bitterness and a pleasing hoppy finish.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
5th October 2011
Liberty Bounds Spoons. Clear amber beer. Tidy cream coloured head. Smooth low carbonation palate. Mild toffee cream malt. Slightly tangy. A forensic trace of hop. Semi dry finish. Mildly bitter aftertaste.
Liberty Bounds Spoons. Clear amber beer. Tidy cream coloured head. Smooth low carbonation palate. Mild toffee cream malt. Slightly tangy. A forensic trace of hop. Semi dry finish. Mildly bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2011
at 11:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. Amber with a thin cream head; aroma of dusty hops; medium bodied with a weak earthy malt flavour and a lightly hopped finish. A pleasant ordinary bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Oct 2011
at 13:03
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The King’s Highway JDW, Inverness.
Amber...clear...thin white head.....reasonable lacing.
Aroma - not much going on here - a bit of malt.
Taste of caramel and biscuity malts, some bitter bit spicy hop, touch of fruitiness.
Soft carb...Finish a bit dry and sour with some minerals.
Bog standard bitter. OK.
Amber...clear...thin white head.....reasonable lacing.
Aroma - not much going on here - a bit of malt.
Taste of caramel and biscuity malts, some bitter bit spicy hop, touch of fruitiness.
Soft carb...Finish a bit dry and sour with some minerals.
Bog standard bitter. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2011
at 06:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Redan. Pours clear gold with a foamy, white head. Tangy malts on the nose. Faintly sweet with tangy, almost sour malts and hints of dough. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Tangy finish, some bready malts. Not too good, but the condition could be off.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2011
at 12:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is roastedmalty and slight breadish. Vague acidic. Roasted malty and fruity light acidic. Bitter and slight maltyinto a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2010
at 02:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at stockbridge tap ... copper ... thin white head ... light musty toffee nose ... light tart sour malts ... light boring bitter . dull
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2010
at 13:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle from Morrisons. Clear amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, some hops. Flavour of caramel malts, maybe some fruits. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2010
at 06:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 11/2/08. Dark orange coloured with a slight white head. Malty aroma with a touch of earthiness. Flavour was slightly astringent, with more malt and a vaguely dry finish. A bit dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2008
at 14:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[i] Cask at the Butchers Arms, Fringford, Oxfordshire, 02-09-07 [/i] Had a pleasant cycle ride here today and a jolly nice pint of Batemans XB Best Bitter, amber in colour, small white head, fruity and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2007
at 12:16
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dark golden body with a tiny little head, but with good "Kirchenfenster". Very light malty to the nose. Caramel malty taste with a bitter touch towards the end. Well balanced, but not more than a ordinary bitter. I also had a haft of Bateman’s Rare Beer on cask (3.8%) - but this beer turned out to be a mis-brew of XB and did not changed my ratings (both found in well kept condition at The King’s Arms, Norwich 24.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2006
at 03:08